Volodymyr Lutchenko CTO, Kyivstar

Shaping Telecom Industry with Experience and Deep Technical Expertise

Leading Ukrainian telecom service provider, Kyivstar is devoting significant resources to keeping Ukrainians connected despite wartime conditions and implementing humanitarian projects in the country. Despite the crisis conditions and daily risks, Kyivstar continues to operate and provide communication and data transmission services to 25 million mobile subscribers and more than 1 million fixed broadband Internet subscribers. In addition, Kyivstar provides communication and data transfer services for over 50% of all commercial enterprises in Ukraine, state, and public organizations. The Company provides a wide range of services and digital products based on mobile and fixed technologies such as Big Data, Cloud Computing, digital TV, cyber security services, broadband Internet, e-learning, and more.

Leaving a Mark Through Excellent Leadership

Volodymyr Lutchenko, 46 years old is a Chief Technology Officer at Kyivstar. He has over 25years of experience in telecommunications in Ukraine. Before joining Kyivstar, Volodymyr worked for different telco and Internet providers, such as Data Group, Vega Telecom, and Lifecell.

As a CTO, Volodymyr works tirelessly to overcome challenges during the past almost fifteen months of wartime, while Kyivstar has launched a series of initiatives to protect its telco network from destruction and energy blackouts. Along with this, he also organizes work on countering cyber threats and cyber attacks, the number of which has increased by 450% during the war.